Recommend a good book??
By Angel3yes
@Angel3yes (455)
United States
June 8, 2008 8:53pm CST
Can anyone recommend a few really good books to me? I like thriller/ suspense/ romance.. almost anything. I love Dean Koontz, Stephen King, all the greats. I'm a huge reader but I've read so many books that I'm having a hard time finding one of those GREAT ones that you can barely put down. I want one of those.
8 responses
@doubloonie (535)
• Canada
9 Jun 08
If you like Dean Koontz, I highly recommend trying John Saul if you haven't already. I used to read Dean Koontz and John Saul, but grew to like John Saul's writing style more. I much prefer his earlier books, like Second Child and The Creature. But his newer books are pretty good too! Happy Reading!
@Angel3yes (455)
• United States
14 Jun 08
I'm going to have to check him out, he sounds like my kind of author. Thanks for the tip!
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@doubloonie (535)
• Canada
17 Jun 08
Hi Angel - Thanks for the best response! I really appreciate it. And let me know if you do try reading John Saul and what you think of it. :)
@gunslinger (184)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
Would you want to try and go back to the classics? I'm also into Stephen King's novels, plus other contemporary authors like Ann Rice, Mitch Albom, etc. When I'm done with their books and I haven't found a new one yet, I switch to the classics. I've just finished reading Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott. I haven't had the time to read it before and I find it quite engaging. It also gives me a break from the current novels. Hope this will work for you too.
@ettedualc (45)
• Trinidad And Tobago
22 Jun 08
MY DEAR YOU SHOULD TRY Christine feehan the dark prince series is the best or visit her at www. christine feehan.com her books have everything and once you start reading you can't put down the book until you have come to the end of the story. even then you'll be saying is that all
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
9 Jun 08
Mayor of Casterbridge by thomas hardy
henry james novels
flowers in the attic and the books that go with it
The Promise by Danielle Steel
Endless Love
Perspolis by Marjane satrapi
equus
as you like it by shakespeare
lord of the flies
breakfast at tiffanys
@nenagirl (38)
• Belize
9 Jun 08
hi there,
well i happen to love dean koontz books too.i have read so many of them that i have lost count! i mostly read suspense/thriller with a bit of romance-like mary higgins clark(the cradle will fall),robin cook,iris johansen,etc. but then i happened to see the movie Pride&Prejudice and loved it.so i searched all over for the book,found it and loved it.i've read it so many times since! its totally different from your usual reads but try it, maybe you just might like it too. its from Jane Austen.
@gabrifvg (167)
• Italy
9 Jun 08
if your at a point where you really need to find something important to read, something that will give something back to you, omething more than an engaging story or a smart plot, then i'd say the moment has come to pick up "crime and punishment" by Dostoevskji, or "anna karenina" by Tolstoj (this one has been considered the best novel ever written).
you will find all there is to tell in those books, and they might become main columns of the way you see the world and people around you.
@jasbir_pro (283)
• India
9 Jun 08
Have you ever tried literary fiction? Because they are the real thrillers. And so much, that you can read them several times. The genre fiction, whether thriller/suspense/romance are usually set on a same template, and you after a time get bored of them. You get bored of even what you haven't read as you know what it would contain. Just try the characters, their conflicts, their uniqueness. It would really thrill you.
@Valenas (1507)
• United States
9 Jun 08
If you love Stephen King, then you have probably already read Dreamcatcher. I fell in love with the book, and each of the characters. The book gave such great insight into every character's life and personality and talent. I almost felt that I knew each of the characters in real life.